document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=958954>Question 958954</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is five less than a second number. Five times the first is eight more than two times the second. Find the numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #586063 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><B>amarjeeth123(570)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=586063\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the second number be x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the first number is x-5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Five times the first is eight more than two times the second.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x-5)=8+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-25=8+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=25+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second number is 11.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first number is 6.<BR>\n" );
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